When we travel up or down the 101, we often stop at a Starbucks along the journey. It's a reliable option for reasonably clean restrooms, friendly baristas, and the drink options we enjoy. This King City location is one we've visited a number of times, usually on the northbound trip. This last time we got a venti Frappuccino to share, and I ordered a chocolate chip cookie for something sweet. There was a line to use the restroom, and the order took a while to be filled. It was just an okay visit, as a result. The drink was well made. We got to stretch our legs a bit, and pick up the refreshments to boost our spirits and energy to push on to Sonoma County. The interior, while not the most interesting decor, is still miles ahead of one of our more local Starbucks. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, eh? read more

We needed a caffeine boost for our ride home, so we stopped at the Starbucks in King City, west of Hwy 101. It was quite busy when we got there. My husband waited in line to put our order in. I used the restroom while we were there. It's very clean and tidy, luckily. My husband ordered a grande cappuccino and I got an iced black tea. It took about 15 minutes to get to the counter and receive our order, which wasn't too bad considering how busy they were. Overall, we had a great experience here. read more

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The employee working the drive-thru had a lot of attitude for no apparent reason. I understand that everyone has off days, but the interaction felt unnecessarily rude. We ordered two drinks and, after receiving them, asked if we could also get a cup of water. For context, there was no line behind us, just one car. Instead of simply handing us a water, we were told we had to go back through the drive-thru kiosk and place another order. We weren't asking for another drink to be made, just a cup of water while we were already at the window. The whole situation felt unnecessarily inconvenient and the response came across as dismissive. read more

Made a quick pit stop. Great service! Quick and super friendly. Bathrooms & space is clean and spacious as well. We got 3 drinks, solid. read more

Starbucks - Iced chai w/ cinnamon - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

Beautiful, clean store and friendly folks, but the operation needs some help. They forgot one of our two sandwich orders and the one hot and one cold drinks were served to us after others who came later received their hot and cold drinks. read more

I have a lot of things to mention and I don't do this out of bad intent but so the location can work on these things While the person was taking my order mid order. they decided to make a sandwich for about a minute while I was waiting to pay. Then when my order was brought out they forgot my water so I forgot then realized and went back and it was sitting there. You'd think they'd bring it out together. I didn't get any greetings, no goodbyes, no you're welcome when I said thank you, no eye contact. They surely weren't busy so this could've been avoided. The Chai was also flavorless read more

Love this Starbucks Staff is amazing. Love all the morning crew My coffee is always good read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

Great pit stop along the 101! The staff here is friendly, and the service was good. Three bathrooms, which is a huge plus when you're on a road trip. Solid drinks as expected from Starbucks, and the location has a relaxed vibe. Good spot to stretch your legs, grab a coffee, and keep moving. read more

If you go to the Starbucks, make sure you go through the drive-through. This is the slowest service I have ever had. It's honestly terrible. I have been waiting almost 30 minutes for my coffee, but the drive-through has emptied out four times while I can standing here. I will never be back. read more

The service is really slow. Had to wait which seems a bit much for a drip coffee and the store was not crowded

If I could put zero stars I would. They mainly served the drive thru and ignored the people inside. We waited 30 minutes for one coffee. Finally got it and it's a warm cup of milk with a splash of coffee. Wasted my money and time. Zero smiles from a single employee. I've worked in the restaurant industry and even if you're understaffed and out of everything, an apology and smile goes a long way. Starbucks needs to get back in this location and do some training. read more

Extremely poor customer service! Manger refused to remake a drink that was not what I ordered. This is at 5:45am and there was absolutely no one in the store. Manager actually preferred to take the time to tell me why my hot drink was cold instead of remaking it. This is very surprising to me as I believed Starbucks cared about Customer satisfaction and overall experience. read more

Positives: Spacious, has indoor and putdoor seating, bathrooms are clean. One tall male employee with dark curly hair made the best iced shaken expresso I've ever had. The ratio of coffee to ice to syrup to sweetener was PERFECT. If it's based on this drink made by this gentleman alone, it's definitely 5 stars all the way!! Negatives: After the excellent expresso, I'd come back 3 or 4 times and the drinks are not nearly as good now. The other baristas are not as talented and they don't really know how to mix the exact ratio for tasty drinks. Drinks were either too sweet or too diluted or did not contain enough expresso nor ice. Neutral: customer service. Not fantastic though not bad either. Things to improve on: Iced coffee drinks: ratio would be better if had more expresso and less syrup and milk, I think. Iced tea drinks: would be better with more tea and less water and more ice. Hot or warm tea melts ice very fast, therefore baristas should wait only until the tea is cool to pour on ice. Sometimes my flavored tea drinks have too much water and too much flavored syrup so they pretty taste like sugared water. This is not what customers want to pay for. Maybe Starbucks should let customers have the option to add in more than 1 tea bag like how they do with expresso shots. Overall thoughts for this location: Not too bad though has room for improvement. Maybe have the tall guy with dark curly hair teach other employees how to make a perfect drink. read more

We only did a mobile order while passing through town, but everything went smoothly. Drinks were made as requested, in a timely manner, and staff was friendly when we went in for pickup. The shop is located at a bit of a weird intersection which may make it hard to access, but we will do anything for our caffeine fix! read more

Great Starbucks to stop by going down 101. It's the first king city exit coming from the north and is right off of the exit. They have clean bathrooms and everything else is standard Starbucks. They have masks available for the time they are required. I saw the manager give them to people who were not wearing them. read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

I went there twice last weekend and both times that got my order wrong. Also, the bathrooms weren't clean. This place used to be better. I know they can do better. read more

Ordered decaf cortado that came extremely hot. When I finally was able to take a sip it tasted like burnt coffee so I went and ordered another drink and let them know that I did not like the drink and why and had to ask when he was charging me for another drink of their policy was to refund? And he rudely subtracted my first drink from my other order. read more

the place is quite spacious. staffs are polite, nice, and attentive. ordered mocha cookies crumbl frappuccino and will say it is perfect. they make it just right and should say this drink is recommended!!! read more

Starbucks - mocha cookies crumbl frappuccino... - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

I can't say enough good things about this Starbucks. The coffee is good, teh muffins are fresh and delicious, but what stands out the most is the staff. They're incredibly helpful. I appreciate their help in returning my ipad to me, which I left there by accident. read more

Used to be a fairly nice place to stop pick up some breakfast on the way to work. It was also a pleasant place to meet up with students or other staff in the evening. The new bathrooms are gross. The service is mediocre at best. I stopped on my way through town to take a break from traveling. This was at 8:30. I was told that they were closing at nine. The posted hours say 10 . Overall, Starbucks has been disappointing. I'm hoping that the Dutch Brothers opens soon. read more

Good place to stop on a road trip! coffee was good and food was all in stock. would totally go back to this location.

Just went through the drive thru. They overfilled my coffee with scalding hot brew. They also failed to secure the lid properly (probably because they overfilled the cup). I now have burns all over my hands. read more

Went to the drive thru at 9:30 and the girl said they were close and I said it says it's open till 10pm she said they were short handed ... yet I saw three people in there just standing around... read more

Going south on the 101. Stopped in a little before 7AM on Wednesday. Was in a hurry, so I rushed in and ordered something quick. Caramel Macchiato? No. That would probably take too long. So. A large hot green tea, please. I paid up my 4.25 and a 1$ tip. 5.25$. So. How long could it take? You stick a teabag or two in a paper cup and pour some hot water over it and hand it over. So, again. How long could it take? There were only a few people inside. The drive thru had people going through. I watched a pretty substantial number of employees making bunches of labor intensive beverages, hot and cold. Lots of heating up of multiple breakfast or pastry items and putting them in their little paper sleeves. Filling up of multiple cold drink dispensers for the customers later to come. 10 minutes in, I finally see someone get out my large cup and a couple of teabags and set it in the back counter. Thank god....But no. There it sat. Fancy drinks being made and moving out around it. Once in a while, it seemed someone inside would get a drink or a heated up item. Was all the energy going to keep the drive thru line moving? Meanwhile , what I assumed were my teabags and cup, were still sitting on the back counter. Where's the hot water? Hot water? Anyone? I waited a few more minutes hoping someone would just pour some flippin' water on the flippin' teabags and hand me the flippin' cup already! FFS! Then I left. Empty handed. What a waste of time and money. Next time I'll go to McDonald's across the street and get a not too terrible cup of coffee for under two dollars. A lot faster. Probably in about as much time as it should take to pour some hot water over a couple of tea bags in a cup and hand it to a customer. Note to Starbucks: at the Peet's I go to, if you order a plain coffee or tea, they just take the second or two to pour it and give it to you right then. You don't have to wait for the person in front of you's order for the four white mocha Frappe'-chinos with whip, syrup and sprinkles, along with their four breakfast sandwiches that need heating up, to get finished first. read more

It's a busy location. 8people working. No one looks at you or smiles. However they made a drink that was an upgrade when we made a mistake and didn't charge us. read more

A quick pit stop on the way home from on So Cal at the Starbucks and getting some snack and drinks. The cashier was a bit slow and took time to explain what we needed. The quality of drinks, hot and cold, were great and no issues with our food nor boxed protein snack. They forgot the iced water order which I had to run back in for. The place is very clean and so was the bathrooms. No issues with the facilities. read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

If there's a zero start I would put zero, worse costumer service. Especially Aaron the guy in the counter. The atmosphere upon enter were so negative employees looks like they don't want to work. Two employees were just looking without greeting nor asking costumer. My Mango dragon tastes like water too bland. read more

Starbucks - Mango dragon - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

Worst experience of any Starbucks! No sense of urgency and there were many customers waiting. I saw 4 employees one breaking boxes one standing around the drive through another one making drinks and using her phone in between and the cashier moving as slow as a snail. Not even acknowledging the customers waiting. read more

Quick coffee break on route 101. Efficient, nice and professional. Short review but if you need coffee while driving that's the place to stop. Clean bathrooms are always a plus too. read more

Clean bathrooms and super friendly service! The gentleman taking our order (I think his nametag said Bryan or something along those lines but sorry if I am way off!) was SUPER friendly and hand delivered our food to us! And my matcha latte is delicious! Great place to stop read more

Stopped in for a coffee on our road trip and there was a huge line inside yet the staff was on top of it and got out fast! Love the 3 gender neutral bathrooms. Clean store space! Keep up the great work folks! read more

This Starbucks is getting a 1 Point upgrade for my last review. Dining room was clean. Service was fast and friendly. The staff were observing the covid-19 safety precautions, although they were not enforcing them with the customers. Bathrooms were relatively clean. read more

The best thing about this Starbucks is that it's right off the freeway and has easy access back on. It's a typical Starbucks with its plythora of caffeinated coffees and teas in addition to snack items. My server was friendly and the service was decently quick. Some of the tables needed cleaning but I think I was here when there was a sudden rush and staff didn't have time to clean them up. The only bummer was that only one bathroom was working and the line felt as long as a ride at Disneyland. The air conditioning was nice on a such a hot day. read more

Starbucks - Caffeine refill!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

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I stopped by this Starbucks on hwy 101 coming back from a trip to Salinas. Great small town vibe. Everyone was very friendly. Didn't hang out, grabbed my coffee, cinnamon roll and continued down the 101 enjoying the rolling oak laced hills. read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

As someone who has been an avid fan of Starbucks since the moment they hit California, it feels a little bit funny to be writing a review about one. But, for those of us who frequent Starbucks we understand that some are good and some are not. This one is great. It is one of my necessary stops every time I drive North or South on the 101. It is easy to get off and on the freeway in King City and at this location you can do the drive-thru or you can park, go inside, and a take a moment to sit back and relax before you continue your journey, which is what I recommend. The staff is always efficient and nice and the location is always clean. Recommended. read more

Pitstop on the way to the bay area. Has a drive through and a pretty nice & clean indoors which had fall and Christmas decor. They also had the holiday drinks on the menu. Our server Xavier was pretty friendly and efficient, he kindly agreed to give us a Christmas cup upon request. read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

We left Monterey and was heading back to LA, when we spied this location as we transitioned onto the 101 south from King City. Its located on the right side as soon as you exit the freeway, across the street from the McDonalds. If you just need a drink, they offer a drive thru. If you need to stretch and use the bathrooms, the parking lot here is weird. They need to restripe the parking lot, as people park in every direction to create their own spot. The baristas don't seem to communicate to one another when they are out of an item. Stephen ordered an iced coffee and it wasn't until I got my black tea lemonade is when they said they ran out of iced coffee. They substituted it with an iced Americano (at no additional charge) but it was still lame they communicate what they're out of. It was late (almost 6 pm) and their pre packaged food items were almost gone. They have 2 unisex bathrooms and plenty of tables and outlets. I'd give this a 3 1/2 star. read more

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Stop fucking selling me ice!!! $7 dollars for this shit! You guys never listen a Paying customer asks you to do something for THEIR drink! Stop waiting peoples time and money read more

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Review for the venue, not the coffee, nor snacks. Two clean unisex bathrooms. Using the 101 To get to SLO or So Cal? This is a nice point to stop for a pit stop. The leather chairs are plentiful and comfy too! Its right off the freeway, and right back on. Ps. Had a green tea latte. Mmmm. read more

Starbucks - Chairs are comfy! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - King City, California

Stopped off here one morning as I was cruising down 101. They are right off the hwy and were bustling that morning. Bathrooms were clean...my tea come out quickly and I left a happy customer. read more